BAR, only returned to rocketry about two years ago--and that was my first foray into HPR. Old enough (and hopefully wise enough) to be very serious about safety. Fortunate to be in a section that feels the same way.
I'm curious if the NAR or TRA has ever considered adding a requirement for HPR flyers to wear hard hats while on a launch site? It seems like a simple, and inexpensive way to greatly increase safety at a low cost.
Hard hats are no fun to wear--especially outdoors in the summer time. But if you visit a construction site where there is the slightest possible of someone dropping a tool, brick, or other objects from a great height, you'll be required to wear one while on site.
Pardon the newbie question.
I'm curious if the NAR or TRA has ever considered adding a requirement for HPR flyers to wear hard hats while on a launch site? It seems like a simple, and inexpensive way to greatly increase safety at a low cost.
Hard hats are no fun to wear--especially outdoors in the summer time. But if you visit a construction site where there is the slightest possible of someone dropping a tool, brick, or other objects from a great height, you'll be required to wear one while on site.
Pardon the newbie question.